Rhinestone Cowboy (album)

Rhinestone Cowboy is the 28th studio album by American country music musician Glen Campbell, released in July 1975 by Capitol Records. It is a concept album based on the idea of an over-the-hill country musician who is uneasy about his previous fame.^[1] The album was recorded in Hollywood, and produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. Featuring the hit singles such as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)", the album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200.

The album was re-issued on March 31, 2015. It contains a previously unreleased track, "Quits". It also contained the Japan-only track "Coming Home" and the B-side "Record Collectors Dream".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

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Track listing

Side one

"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 3:08
"Comeback" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:23
"Count on Me" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:12
"I Miss You Tonight" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:07
"My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:14

Side two

"Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) – 3:15
"I'd Build a Bridge" (Mike Settle) – 3:43
"Pencils for Sale" (Johnny Cunningham) – 3:42
"Marie" (Randy Newman) – 3:34
"We're Over" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:59

2015 bonus tracks

"Record Collector's Dream" (Bill C. Graham)
"Coming Home" (Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Rod McBrien) produced by Billy Davis; arranged by Dennis McCarthy
"Quits" (Danny O'Keefe)
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" remixed by Howard Willing
"Rhinestone Cowboy" remixed by Howard Willing and Julian Raymond

Personnel

Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Ben Benay – electric guitar
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
Scott Edwards – bass guitar
Michael Omartian – keyboards
Dennis Lambert – keyboards, percussion
Ed Greene – drums
Dave Kemper – drums
Brian Potter – percussion
Gary Coleman – percussion
Paul Hubinon, Chuck Findley, Don Menza, Jerome Richardson, Tom Scott, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Dalton Smith - horns
Sid Sharp and the Boogie Symphony - strings
Ginger Baker, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals

Production

Producers – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Arranged and conducted by Thomas Sellers
Engineer – Joe Sidore
Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Production assistant – Marsha Lewis
Art/Photography – Roy Kohara
Embroidery – Helen Hamako Holden

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	August 16, 1975	1	33
Billboard 200	August 9, 1975	17	30

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1975	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	1	1	1
1975	"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"	3	11	1

References

^ "Glen Campbell, Rhinestone Cowboy: a precise multi-million second chance (1975)". The Mojo Collection (4th ed.). Canongate Books. November 1, 2007. p. 350.
^ "Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell | Album". AllMusic.

Phang, Sunny (January 3, 1976). "Pick of the Records". New Straits Times. p. 21. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
David Cantwell. "Not Fade Away – Reissue Review from Issue No. 41 Sept–Oct 2002: Rhinestone Cowboy / Bloodline: The Lambert & Potter Sessions, 1975–1976 (Raven)". No Depression. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Rhinestone Cowboy". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2009.

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Studio albums	Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) I Remember Hank Williams Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like It's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock-A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas See You There I'll Be Me Adiós
Live albums	Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session
Compilations	Country Shindig The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection The Very Best of Glen Campbell Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All-Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me: The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65/77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976 Southern Nights/Basic All the Best The Legacy (1961–2002) Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits
Singles	"Turn Around, Look at Me" "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry" "Long Black Limousine" "Guess I'm Dumb" "Universal Soldier" "Burning Bridges" "Gentle on My Mind" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Hey Little One" "I Wanna Live" "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "Wichita Lineman" "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Galveston" "Where's the Playground Susie" "True Grit" "Try a Little Kindness" "Honey Come Back" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Oh Happy Day" "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" "It's Only Make Believe" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Last Time I Saw Her" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" "Manhattan, Kansas" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Southern Nights" "Sunflower" "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge) "I Love How You Love Me" "Faithless Love" "A Lady Like You" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner) "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "I Remember You" "I Have You" "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
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